To cut a long (and happy) story short - I bought a customised Achilles i5 from UKGC after doing a bit of homework about them and some of the components they use. I was tempted to build my own but it's been many years since I've done that kind of techie work, I am a SQL DBA :)

Anyway the whole process start to finish was smooth and hassle-free. UKGC use hardware which attracts consistently high reviews and there's no OEM rubbish in there - my 770 GTX was a nice new Palit so I was dead chuffed, to give an example. You very much get what you pay for in all aspects - PC installed properly and no bloatware, all drivers installed, the PC arrived ready to rock (well, I did create my own profile but there you go).

You could probably get a similar system a little cheaper elsewhere, but for quality genuine parts, fantastic customer service and a completely hassle-free PC buying experience, it's UKGC every time for me.

I will recommend UKGC to my friends and wouldn't hesitate to buy a new system from them (or indeed use them to upgrade my current PC, when the time comes).